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Commonwealth bridges renewal program opens

Commonwealth bridges renewal program opens

Round Four of the Bridges Renewal program has opened, and the turnaround for councils to apply is tight.

Applications for the $80 million national funding pool close at midnight February 5th, AEST.

Fast facts

Round four of the fund is $80 million nationally until 2022-23.

This time around, the fund is only open to local governments. This last occurred in 2016.

It’s based on a 50:50 funding arrangement – the Australian Government will contribute up to 50 per cent of the total project cost of successful projects, up to a maximum of $700,000 for one bridge or $1.4 million for two bridges in a single local government area.

Round Three’s successful projects can be found here. The Government contribution was capped at $5 million per project so it could distribute the funding to more projects.